Flounder just epitomise LRF to me… Quirky looking, surprisingly aggressive and fight so well on light tackle. I knew that they start to come back from spawning in May, so could I catch an early one? A trip to Cornwall was on the cards… As ever, it’s a pleasure to be asked to contribute to…
LRF IS BACK!
We did it! We sold every single ticket for The Big Lerfin’ Fundraiser (details here), which means on the 3rd July there will be 70 Lerfers descending on Weymouth to chat, catch lots of species and compete for prizes. It got me thinking that LRF may be having another renaissance, so I wanted to delve…
Kraken In The Rockpool
Rockpools are often full of surprises… Wrasse, giant gobies, lobsters and more can all be found in them. The subject of this article though was a huge surprise to me! After a Saturday evening spent in a pub beer garden, mine and Abi’s heads were a little sore the next day. We needed fresh sea…
LRF – In The Mind Of The Mullet
The madness, the mystery, the mysticism – the thick lipped grey mullet. A fish that seems to make no sense, they cruise without care around the harbours and estuaries of Europe, arrogantly denying most lures and baits we put in front of them. A lot of anglers consider fishing for them pointless or too difficult….
The Big Lerfin’ Fundraiser 2021
I think it’s fair to say The Big Lerf 2020 was a big success. For a small idea formed by mates it morphed into something rather special. In the spirit of that weekend I’m asking you to join me in a one day LRF competition. For more information, find my article for Hookpoint Magazine here……
Fishing Tails – An Intro To LRF
I was asked to put together a simple guide to Light Rock Fishing by Fishing Tails. You can the article below, hopefully it will be of use to anyone who is starting their Lerfing journey. https://www.fishingtails.co.uk/an-intro-to-lrf-light-rock-fishing/
LRF – The Fighting Whiting
There are few species that generate such derision and divides in the sea fishing community as the whiting. Many bait anglers see them as a pest, getting in the way of catching more prized species such as cod or bass. Other anglers are just pleased to catch in the bitter, most challenging months of the…
YouTube – How To Catch More Species On Lures In Winter
Sean at Fishing Tails has really got the LRF bug recently, something I have been all too happy to encourage. This month we put work in to get some decent footage in very chilly weather. What you see here is the result. The star of the show here being the marvellous wrasse I was lucky…
Review – Ecogear Aqua Lures
There was a time when Ecogear had their own UK team, importing all the LRF goodness we could ask for. For a multitude of reasons though, that team is no more so we have to reply on individual tackle shops and Ebay sellers to bring in these wonderful lures. I have reviewed the Marukyu Isome…
Rod Review – Majorcraft Solpara SPX-S732UL 0-5g
After reviewing the rather expensive (and gorgeous) Majorcraft N-One NSL-S662H, I’m bringing myself back down to earth with something far more accessible. The ultralight Solpara can be bought for under £100, so is definitely on the radar of more cost conscious Lerfers. I have put this rod through it’s paces and here are my thoughts……
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